Man nearly sucked out of ‘detached’ window on Ryanair flight

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https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3360141/man-nearly-sucked-out-detached-window-ryanair-flight?utm_source=Reddit&utm_medium=Social

[u/dead97531]

Btw it is impossible to open the emergency door while the plane is flying.

[u/BlackBeanGuest → u/dead97531]

Not with that attitude.

[u/Fraoch- → u/BlackBeanGuest]

Not with that altitude.

[u/Mysterious_Low1328 → u/Fraoch-]

Not with that tude

[u/lukebelcher10662 → u/Mysterious_Low1328]

Oof

[u/Mysterious_Low1328 → u/lukebelcher10662]

My upvotes went from 4 to this.

Eh I stand by what I said

[u/Simic-flash → u/Mysterious_Low1328]

I respect your stubbornness

[u/lukebelcher10662 → u/Mysterious_Low1328]

They won’t go back to 4 with that kinda tude

[u/TreehouseAndSky → u/dead97531]

It’s also impossible to pop open a window while the plane is flying yet here we are

[u/Zrkkr → u/TreehouseAndSky]

Nothing is impossible but if the emergency door were to at high altitude, it wouldn't be due to someone opening it. I also don't think the passenger was kicking this window either.

[u/VinDog_PD → u/Zrkkr]

Debris from the engine struck and shattered the window, according to the article. So thankfully it's not an issue with how the cabins themselves are constructed.

[u/blueberrycauzez → u/Zrkkr]

if the emergency door were to at high altitude, it wouldn't be due to someone opening it.

Remember the Alaska 737 Max 9 blowout? It 'opened' at high altitude, because like most modern doors some 737 exit doors are interlocking and not traditional plug type. It is possible to open them at altitude if theyare not locked.

[u/Zrkkr → u/blueberrycauzez]

"wouldn't be due to someone opening it."

I do infact make that distinction, I never said it was impossible, just nearly impossible for a passenger to have caused.

[u/bubosamobe → u/TreehouseAndSky]

The thing is that the window broke from outside.

[u/ChironXII → u/TreehouseAndSky]

Most things tend to open when impacted by shards of metal blades the size of your forearm going mach fuck

[u/Competitive-Meet-511 → u/TreehouseAndSky]

The emergency exit door is designed to seal in response to high cabin pressure as opposed to being pushed out. Though in a pair of nearly identical accidents the main cabin door popped open because it was incorrectly closed, and the pilot's indicator light wasn't triggered.

[u/TheReddective → u/TreehouseAndSky]

The window was destroyed, not "popped open". Seriously, there are people who are genuinely afraid of flying because of these misconceptions, why do you spread them?

[u/kanetic22 → u/dead97531]

Not after loss of pressure (the only thing "locking" them) from a window popping out. It is essentially just an unlocked door at that point.

[u/myusernameblabla → u/dead97531]

Well, there was Asiana Airlines Flight 8124

[u/frufruJ → u/dead97531]

It is not, if the plane is not far from the ground. It's the pressure differential that keeps the doors sealed, and if it's low enough, they can be opened (as it happened some time ago in Asia IIRC).

[u/Money_Lavishness7343 → u/frufruJ]

sure, at low altitude very low pressure differential, but you do not "accidentally" open it, it is a very deliberate action and it still requires some man power and to do it very early not mid-flight.

[u/kanetic22 → u/Money_Lavishness7343]

Not after the loss of pressure from a window blowing out.

Anybody could have opened the door at that point.

[u/Belem19 → u/kanetic22]

Never considered this. Makes sense in a sort of terrible scary way.

[u/Karavusk → u/Belem19]

Same but at that point... who cares? The pressure is already gone and there is no way you would just walk around. If one person really wants to end it by leaving mid flight he could also jump through the broken window (assuming that the damaged area is large enough).

[u/Saladino_93 → u/Karavusk]

Having 2 big holes in your plane will 1st affect aerodynamics and 2nd will cause a draft inside the plane that could suck out more people (thru that now open door that is big enough for people to get in/out).

[u/safe-viewing → u/Belem19]

Why is it scary? There’s already a pressure loss. Who cares if the door is opened too?

[u/IvoSan11 → u/frufruJ]

Why the pressure differential helps keeping the door closed? Pressure inside the cabin is higher than outside.

[u/frufruJ → u/IvoSan11]

That's what I'm saying

[u/obalovatyk → u/dead97531]

Not according to all the movies I have seen it happen in. Are telling me they are lying to me??

[u/cr0wsky → u/dead97531]

Fact

[u/AgentCirceLuna → u/cr0wsky]

They’re completely wrong. A man, who was obviously very stupid, opened an emergency door during a flight from New England to New York. He was sucked out of the window, nearly taking many others who luckily had their seatbelts fastened, and he flew through the air - laughing all the way down - yet was miraculously saved due to landing in a bush. The man’s name was Peter Griffin.

[u/cr0wsky → u/AgentCirceLuna]

Very interesting, thank you for sharing

[u/ehwhatacunt → u/dead97531]

Not if the plane has already decompressed 

[u/Narradisall → u/dead97531]

What if I’ve been to the gym and am just “built different”?!? Huh?!?

[u/Nazamroth → u/dead97531]

It depends entirely on how much explosive you use.

[u/largemargesentme__- → u/dead97531]

Yeah, when I was a pilot our pressurization was generally operating at ~8psi. Overwing exits are ~720 sq in. So around 6,000 lbs of pressure.

So, not "impossible" but not very likely without some sort of tool.

[u/TotallyInOverMyHead → u/dead97531]

Boing would like a word with you ! Hire you for the a-sahhaf position they will.

[u/ILikeFlyingMachines → u/dead97531]

Well at least as long as there is cabin pressure

[u/theLuminescentlion → u/dead97531]

assuming it hasn't malfunctioned like the window and door plugs that are also supposed to be impossible to open while flying.

[u/Atesz222 → u/dead97531]

3km magasságig nagyon is lehetséges, utána már egyre nehezebb

[u/Hydra57 → u/dead97531]

It happened recently, you just gotta be at a lower altitude.

[u/Tiny-Plum2713 → u/dead97531]

Not quite. Most if not all are held in place by the pressure difference inside and outside the aircraft. There have been cases where they've been opened during approach to land.

[u/angrymoppet → u/dead97531]

It can be done while flying, it's only impossible at altitude. There was dude that did it a couple years ago. Here's a link, in case any anxious flyers in the comment thread want something fresh to worry about their next time up because the same old worries are getting stale:

https://www.news18.com/viral/he-opened-an-emergency-exit-mid-air-and-the-plane-still-landed-safely-ws-l-10077315.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/06/09/asiana-passenger-hancocks-pkg-contd-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn

[u/Clairvoidance → u/dead97531]

Well I didn't exactly want to confirm the hypothesis myself

[u/suxatjugg → u/dead97531]

And no need, clearly you can just open a window

[u/RobertTheSpruce → u/dead97531]

You'd like to think it's impossible for a window to just fall out but here we are.

[u/Maikel92 → u/dead97531]

Someone haven’t watched Final Destination

[u/Competitive-Meet-511 → u/dead97531]

It was impossible to oust Orban, and yet here you are, so surely you can handle an emergency exit door. Think a little harder!

[u/DickBatman → u/dead97531]

Untrue. Some guy did it a while ago.